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Hoag Blood Donors Can Now Track Their Wellness Information Online
Hoag Blood Donors Can Now Track Their Wellness Information Online Beginning with your next blood donation at Hoag Blood Donor Services, you will be able to see your cholesterol level, blood pressure, pulse and temperature online each time you give blood. It’s all part of the new Donors 4 Life program. Here’s how it works. … Read More
$25 Amazon.com Gift Cards* – Donors Can Redeem With Hoag Blood Donor Services' New 'Donor 4 Life' Store Points
$25 Amazon.com Gift Cards* Are Just One Of Many Great Items Donors Can Redeem With Hoag Blood Donor Services’ New ‘Donor 4 Life’ Store Points Our valued blood donors now have a new Donors 4 Life online store! And, we’ve added a great feature to the store – a $25 Amazon.com Gift Card* which never … Read More
Toshiba Classic strong after early tensions
The players, fans and volunteers change from year to year at the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach Country Club, while the PGA Champions Tour has touched generations in its length of time at one location. As the world’s greatest 50-and-older golfers tee it up this weekend, the one mainstay is the lead charity – Hoag … Read More
Hoag foundation to hold its largest fundraising drive
The Hoag Hospital Foundation announced it is committing to raising $627 million by 2020 in a comprehensive campaign designed to improve healthcare in Orange County. It is the foundation's largest fundraising commitment in its 63-year history, according to foundation President Flynn Andrizzi. The foundation already has given $328 million in gifts for medical facilities, research … Read More
Falling back on sleep – get ahead of the time change
With the end of daylight saving time fast approaching, some people begin to dread turning the clocks back an hour on Saturday. Research shows most of us feel the effect of time changes for days after we reset our clocks. Sleep is a function of the brain, and the brain needs a little prep time … Read More
Hoag addresses changes in health care with massive fundraising campaign
Hoag Hospital has begun the public phase of a $627 million fundraising campaign for projects and programs that officials said will touch every aspect of patient care. Since the “Hoag Promise” campaign quietly began five years ago, the nonprofit Hoag Hospital Foundation has raised $328 million so far, said Flynn Andrizzi, president of the foundation … Read More
Prescription opioids are a gateway to heroin use in O.C.
Sometimes it begins legitimately. Pain from an injury or a surgery leads to a prescription for Vicodin, Oxycontin or Percocet. But when the pills run out, too often people find they are hooked on a highly addictive drug. That’s when they turn to other opiates, especially heroin. This has led to a “normalization” of heroin … Read More
Hoag Irvine Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary with City
The City of Irvine is arguably the most dynamic community in Orange County. With top-tier schools and high-tech companies, Irvine reverberates with an energy that reaches every corner of the city. It is this vibrancy that has made the last five years so exciting for health care in this community, beginning with Hoag Hospital … Read More
Death in disguise: A broad campaign targets sepsis, which often mimics minor ills
When he started feeling sick one Sunday last year, Stan Tkaczyk “was mad at myself” for not getting a flu shot. It wasn’t until weeks later – after he got severe shakes and called paramedics, after a trip to the emergency room and after his wife, Barbara, told him he’d been unconscious for five days … Read More
Prevention: Type 2 Diabetes
Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they are at high risk. Most are over the age of forty, but the number of children and teens being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is on the rise. Insulin is necessary for the body to use glucose for energy … Read More